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JAXA PCG (Second session of the second series) has started

Last Updated: October 17, 2014

Protein Crystal Growth experiment (JAXA PCG, second session of the second series) was started on board the ISS Japanese Experiment Module, "Kibo." The experiment hardware and samples were carried aboard the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft (40S) launched at 5:25 a.m. on September 26, 2014 (Japan time). The samples were installed in the Protein Crystallization Research Facility (PCRF) the next day, September 27.

The protein samples will be grown under controlled temperature for a month and a half. They will be returned to ground aboard the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft (39S) on November 10.

The investigators of this PCG experiment (second session of the second series) are as follows.

Table 1: Utilization by private organizations
No. Affiliated Institution Cooperative Institution Remarks

1

 Interprotein Corporation －

2

 Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology ARKRAY, Inc.
Table 2: Utilization for fundamental research
No. Principal Investigator Affiliated Institution

1

 Yasuhisa Asano, Professor Toyama Prefectural University
／Japan Science and Technology Agency - Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology (JST-ERATO)

2

 Kiyohiko Igarashi, Associate Professor The University of Tokyo Graduate School

3

 Yasushi Umena, Special-appointment Associate Professor The OCU Advanced Research Institute for Natural Science and Technology

4

 Yoshihiro Urade, Professor International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine, University of Tsukuba

5

 Reiko Urade, Professor Kyoto University Graduate School

6

 Kiyoshi Kita, Professor The University of Tokyo Graduate School

7

 Hisashi Kimoto, Professor Fukui Prefectural University

8

 Tomomi Kubota, Senior Researcher National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

9

 Teruyuki Komatsu, Professor Chuo University

10

 Yasumitsu Sakamoto, Assistant Professor Iwate Medical University

11

 Haruhiko Sakuraba, Professor Kagawa University

12

 Naoki Shibata, Associate Professor University of Hyogo

13

 Michihiro Sugahara, Researcher RIKEN

14

 Hideaki Tanaka, Associate Professor Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University

15

 Masaru Tsunoda, Associate Professor Iwaki Meisei University

16

 Atsushi Nakagawa, Professor Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University

17

 Masaki Nojiri, Assistant Professor Osaka University Graduate School

18

 Sam-Yong Park, Project Leader Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology

19

 Naotaka Hamasaki, Guest Professor Nagasaki International University

20

 Shigeharu Harada, Professor Kyoto Institute of Technology

21

 Yoshihiro Yamaguchi, Associate Professor Environmental Safety Center, Kumamoto University

22

 Hiromi Yoshida, Associate Professor Life Science Research Center, Kagawa University

*All times are Japan Standard Time (JST)

 
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